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he had been reading about america for a long time and looked upon america as a place that had thrown off all of the old problems of europe and britain. you know, the social system and those kinds of things that dickens felt really got in the way of business. when he got here, he was idolized straight off the ship. he was invited out to dinner every night. huge banquets. he was not pretentious. he was many things but pretentiousness wasn't something that he ever displayed. >> so this is a picture of the two great victorian novelists, friends and rivals: tell me a little bit about it. >> what the caricaturist has tried to capture here most importantly is their social distinctions, their class difference. wearing top hats, the hats of the pa trishian class. dickens in the hat of the common man. of course what the caricaturist is pointing towards is the difference in their readership, the difference being dickens' much broader appeal to the reading public. also i found the bowler hits a hint to his american audience as well. dickens was highly aware of how perilous his own life was in te
he had been reading about america for a long time and looked upon america as a place that had thrown off all of the old problems of europe and britain. you know, the social system and those kinds of things that dickens felt really got in the way of business. when he got here, he was idolized straight off the ship. he was invited out to dinner every night. huge banquets. he was not pretentious. he was many things but pretentiousness wasn't something that he ever displayed. >> so this is a...
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more tolerant america, a more diverse america. >> rose: osborne and stengel. next. caioning spoored by roseommunications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: george osborne is here. he is britain's chancellor of the exchequer. he has been called the austerity chancellor. he continues to lead the increasingly controversial austerity pross. in a piece called "god sieve the british economy" in the upcoming "new york times" magazine adam davidson writes "in the past two years the united states has experienced a steep downturn followed by steady though horrendously slow upturn. the british economy, however, is profoundly stuck. the u.k. has been put on negative watch on three largest credit rating agencies. the european union is britain's largest trading partner, europe's economy remains on prepares you footing despite several months of relative calm and there's a growing debate abt whher e u.k should lead the e.u. earlier this month we covered the "economist" magazine read "good-bye europe, look what happened when britain left the e.u.
more tolerant america, a more diverse america. >> rose: osborne and stengel. next. caioning spoored by roseommunications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: george osborne is here. he is britain's chancellor of the exchequer. he has been called the austerity chancellor. he continues to lead the increasingly controversial austerity pross. in a piece called "god sieve the british economy" in the upcoming "new york times" magazine adam...
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in america it is different. but someone at some point will be responsible. it's to the good to think that our cldren have to pay price or grandchildren this is not helpful. and-- is one of the most prominent figures in russia, always was rite hand of putin. and looking at financial situation, looking 59 problems everywhere in russia, very steadily, very quietly without many, many interests, the situation became much better so country is not the healthiest in the world. but i feel somewhat healthier than many or maybe even healthierhan most. freedom of press, i think in russia the complications are that press represents either public opinion but not always. or corporate interests, very often, very, very often. this is adventureous so it is around the world. corporate interests, very mighty powerful corporations macking huge money. they, i don't think they make it a secret but they have to put the interests first and big part of russian press will be somehow on their side. >> thank you for coming, pleasure to see you. >> my pleasure as always. >> rose: thank y
in america it is different. but someone at some point will be responsible. it's to the good to think that our cldren have to pay price or grandchildren this is not helpful. and-- is one of the most prominent figures in russia, always was rite hand of putin. and looking at financial situation, looking 59 problems everywhere in russia, very steadily, very quietly without many, many interests, the situation became much better so country is not the healthiest in the world. but i feel somewhat...
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those weird things where i wanted to go to broadway but because of the union issues between london and america, i wasn't a name of any type. so they wouldn't allow me in. and then x-men hit. and because that hit, all of a sudden they said oh, well now are you a name and you can come. but i was contracted for the sequel so i couldn't go. >> i just need to confirm that your broadway debut was then boy from oz. >> yes, you established yourself as a musical ledge enwith your broadway debut. i'm just confirming that. >> rose: just being mean. >> no, because he just said something very nice about me so i had to point out that hugh jackman is being modest yet again. >> we're goi outcompliment each other. we get very aggressive. >> we're aggressive complimenters. >> rose: did you have a single bit of trepidation about doing this. >> oh, yes, of course. >> rose: what? you knew you could sing. >> no, no all-- . >> rose: you knew that was a powerful moment with this extraordinary song is going to be delivered by you which is what, 25% into the movie. >> it is sort of the end of the first act. >> there we
those weird things where i wanted to go to broadway but because of the union issues between london and america, i wasn't a name of any type. so they wouldn't allow me in. and then x-men hit. and because that hit, all of a sudden they said oh, well now are you a name and you can come. but i was contracted for the sequel so i couldn't go. >> i just need to confirm that your broadway debut was then boy from oz. >> yes, you established yourself as a musical ledge enwith your broadway...
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a buckminster fuller geo december i can dome in a theme about a show thematically called "creative america." so they were very brightly colored. had to be seen from a large distance. but i feel that they have such a spectacular impact in terms of introducing the whole idea of the show, of regarding -- he is regarding us. he is the great regarder, if you will. he was the voyeur, they was receiver. and he is looking at us. but in this very enigmatic portrait where he's half covered in shadow. his hands in front of his face. so many of his depictions, warhol said "i paint myself to make sure i'm still here." and he's one of his favorite subjects but often his face is obscured. he's wearing sunglasses, he's wearing a wig, he's wearing makeup. so it inoduces warh i think in the best possible way. >> and you can't go wrong with portraits. (laughter) >> rose: says from the master. let's see the next image. >> well, this is one of the images taken from the newspaper of a nose job, an ad for nose jobs and warhol himself had a nose job and he was obsessed by his own apparent appearance. but this int
a buckminster fuller geo december i can dome in a theme about a show thematically called "creative america." so they were very brightly colored. had to be seen from a large distance. but i feel that they have such a spectacular impact in terms of introducing the whole idea of the show, of regarding -- he is regarding us. he is the great regarder, if you will. he was the voyeur, they was receiver. and he is looking at us. but in this very enigmatic portrait where he's half covered in...
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. >> so in other words, as much as churchill loved america, america loved churchill. >> absolutely. and that really is what this exhi business is all about. >> churchill was a great reader and writer of history. he engaged with history. and that's with american history just as much as european history. >> so the bromance between fbr and winston is one of people's favorite stories in the second world war. and here it is, a present from roosevelt to churchill in his 70th birthday. what exactly is it. >> these are lines by abraham lincoln that roosevelt will sent churchill for his 70th birthday and a wonderful inscription where he has written at the bottom for winston on his birthday, i would go even to-- to within him again. >> and church sill someone who lived by his pen. his whole career is underpinned by writing. >> he actually rarely put pen to paper himself. so what is the significance of this typewriter you have in the exhi business. >> are you absolutely write. churchill favorite method of working was by dictation. and this is what was then a state of the art silence typewriter
. >> so in other words, as much as churchill loved america, america loved churchill. >> absolutely. and that really is what this exhi business is all about. >> churchill was a great reader and writer of history. he engaged with history. and that's with american history just as much as european history. >> so the bromance between fbr and winston is one of people's favorite stories in the second world war. and here it is, a present from roosevelt to churchill in his 70th...
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and they're a rare breed in corporate america. we look at why so few c.e.o.'s are women. that and more, tonight on nbr. >> susie: not a very merry day of trading on wall street today. it was a holiday shortened session, and the investors and traders working on this half- day were playing it safe, especially with the fiscal cliff ks
and they're a rare breed in corporate america. we look at why so few c.e.o.'s are women. that and more, tonight on nbr. >> susie: not a very merry day of trading on wall street today. it was a holiday shortened session, and the investors and traders working on this half- day were playing it safe, especially with the fiscal cliff ks
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they are all younger than i am. >> rose: what part of america today interests you the most? well, i was outgoing door to door for the election campaign for president obama which i really enjoyed going around st. paul and some in minneapolis and just go door to door and knock, knock, knock. >> rose: and what do you say to them when they open the door. >> they say i am here for the obama campaign and i want to make sure that you are going to vote and here is where your polling place is. and the interesting thing is that the republicans have left st. paul. you don't find two of them side by side. whatever republicans are left in the cities they are isolated and maybe they are living up in towers somewhere. they have all decamped for the suburbs. people don't like to live near people who disagree with them. and so all of the obama people who i know live with other obama people and everybody around the dinner table, you know, believes the same thing. it is essentially, and they don't know anybody who is voting for romney. and this is a real change in the country. i grew up in a s
they are all younger than i am. >> rose: what part of america today interests you the most? well, i was outgoing door to door for the election campaign for president obama which i really enjoyed going around st. paul and some in minneapolis and just go door to door and knock, knock, knock. >> rose: and what do you say to them when they open the door. >> they say i am here for the obama campaign and i want to make sure that you are going to vote and here is where your polling...